tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post8379470150385218086..comments2024-03-28T22:49:03.563-05:00Comments on Lag Liv: All the BooksLLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04431706155081017734noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-2817305226570032472014-04-24T16:47:43.805-05:002014-04-24T16:47:43.805-05:00I'm commenting a month late, but I really want...I'm commenting a month late, but I really want to recommend the Dresden Files series. It's grown up Harry Potter. Less magical (like, "magical childhood", not "change frogs to stone" magical - plenty of that sort) but still really good and excellent characters. The writing quality in the books (there are 13 currently!) gets better as you go on, too. Bonus for a Chicago-lover, the series is set there.Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-80834120968644569952014-03-28T08:55:18.656-05:002014-03-28T08:55:18.656-05:00Another friend just recommended the Graceline seri...Another friend just recommended the Graceline series and Karen Marie Moning is now all over my list. After re-reading the same books for the last few weeks (I love a good re-read, but it was getting ridiculous), I'm so excited to have so much new reading to do!LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431706155081017734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-83045953593008945482014-03-28T08:54:00.089-05:002014-03-28T08:54:00.089-05:00Kresley Cole is so good! The first book in the Im...Kresley Cole is so good! The first book in the Immortals After Dark series is actually not my favorite (it's the heroine, she's fine, but she writes better ones for pretty much the rest of the series)- it's great, but books 2 and 3 are my absolutely favorites, followed closely by pretty much everything else. I hope you enjoy them!LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431706155081017734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-26368057820621514542014-03-28T08:53:06.022-05:002014-03-28T08:53:06.022-05:00Awesome, on the list.Awesome, on the list.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431706155081017734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-16801557109166092102014-03-28T08:52:51.895-05:002014-03-28T08:52:51.895-05:00So jealous! I re-read the first 6 books on matern...So jealous! I re-read the first 6 books on maternity leave and need to plow through the last few before WiMOHB comes out. I found the last one to be a bit plodding until the end, but she has so many storylines running right now I feel like I have to refresh myself before picking up this next one. Particularly when she left us with such a cliffhanger!LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431706155081017734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-28537893428688402412014-03-28T08:51:46.417-05:002014-03-28T08:51:46.417-05:00On the list! (And yes, I had read the first Richa...On the list! (And yes, I had read the first Richard book and then kind of forgot it was a series, I could use a little more historical in the fiction I'm reading these days.)LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431706155081017734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-13357362547019426022014-03-28T08:51:11.111-05:002014-03-28T08:51:11.111-05:00Oh yay, I'd forgotten those were recommended t...Oh yay, I'd forgotten those were recommended to me before. I just downloaded the first book in the Dark Carpathian series recommended above, but the Fever series is next. I'm going to end up blowing through my $50 in about 3 days...LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431706155081017734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-22629924651704895022014-03-28T08:50:24.888-05:002014-03-28T08:50:24.888-05:00Now on my list!Now on my list!LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431706155081017734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-67065307470975044202014-03-28T08:50:06.621-05:002014-03-28T08:50:06.621-05:00I'm glad to hear that Four was hot- that's...I'm glad to hear that Four was hot- that's definitely how I pictured him in my head. He was by far my favorite character which I think is why I disliked book 2 and downright hated book 3- he seemed like a completely different person from the one we were introduced to. Ugh, I'm still pretty bitter about it.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431706155081017734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-72606762924817378612014-03-28T08:49:22.425-05:002014-03-28T08:49:22.425-05:00Yes I love those books! I think I wrote about them...Yes I love those books! I think I wrote about them years ago- I've read every one and while I didn't love the last one, I loved every one before it. Great characters, dialogue, setting, etc. I think I found them because Diana Gabaldon had written a review of Sara Donati and anything Diana likes, I'm willing to try.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431706155081017734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-501895663348452932014-03-28T08:48:13.590-05:002014-03-28T08:48:13.590-05:00Just downloaded the first book! I'm traveling...Just downloaded the first book! I'm traveling for work today and can't wait to get on the plane and start reading! (The joys of traveling sans children ;).LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431706155081017734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-61944099256252098332014-03-28T08:47:14.119-05:002014-03-28T08:47:14.119-05:00I have the same problem with series! They're ...I have the same problem with series! They're like drugs and I know they're bad for me, but I can't resist. And I've written down all the ones you listed- let the late night reading begin! (And thanks for the sweet words :).LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431706155081017734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-31658837224000586492014-03-28T08:46:27.571-05:002014-03-28T08:46:27.571-05:00I just read the first Dark Witch book yesterday! ...I just read the first Dark Witch book yesterday! I liked it, but I feel like her books are just getting too fluffy for me. I enjoy a good unrealistic romantic romp, but her relationships have zero conflict now (instant connection, small misunderstanding/2-day fight, makeup get married) and even the evil they're fighting pales in comparison to what she used to conjure up (her old Circle Trilogy comes to mind; one of my favorite sets of books ever), but I'm sure I'll still download the rest and read them :).LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431706155081017734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-14512365797597463422014-03-28T08:44:01.564-05:002014-03-28T08:44:01.564-05:00Ha, books are my love and my escape (and I read ve...Ha, books are my love and my escape (and I read very, very quickly). Some people watch TV to zone out at night, but I'd much rather curl up on the couch and read. And JP will work next to me at night (instead of in the separate sun room) if I keep the TV off, so that's pretty much what we do every evening- he's on the couch working and I'm curled up next to him reading :).LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431706155081017734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-51512269590684489602014-03-27T13:59:43.832-05:002014-03-27T13:59:43.832-05:00I share your opinion of Divergent -- loved the fir...I share your opinion of Divergent -- loved the first one, thought the second one was boring, didn't even bother with the third. If you like Dystopian YA, Scott Well's Partials is good. I'm reading the follow up now. I also second whoever recommended Karen Marie Moning. Her books are fun. Now I'm going to go spend some of my Amazon credit trying a Kresley Cole book!Hillaryhttp://www.thatbadpenguin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-61500034748080072242014-03-27T00:00:33.157-05:002014-03-27T00:00:33.157-05:00Oh, the Pink Carnation books are good!Oh, the Pink Carnation books are good!carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14179957117945039988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-21764894874005159852014-03-26T19:58:13.439-05:002014-03-26T19:58:13.439-05:00Not really YA or romance per se, although it share...Not really YA or romance per se, although it shares some characteristics, but I'm going to make a plug for Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake trilogy (Oryx and Crake, Year of the Flood, MaddAdam). Speculative fiction/dystopian novels set in not-too-distant future. Just amazing, couldn't put it down, writing. I love Atwood. If you have a chance to read Blind Assassin, that's also amazing. Judithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-76504908464318334692014-03-26T18:27:05.715-05:002014-03-26T18:27:05.715-05:00Joanna Bourne's Spymaster series (historical r...Joanna Bourne's Spymaster series (historical romance) is fantastic. Meredith Duran's books are also well written historical romance. My favorite is Written on your Skin but her lates Fool me twice is also good. Sherry Thomas (not quite a husband). Karen Marie Moning's series is like crack. For YA I recommend Kristin Cashore Graceling series. Also Maggie stiefvater Scorpio Races and Raven Boys series. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-52924942266617004892014-03-26T12:18:53.212-05:002014-03-26T12:18:53.212-05:00I am going to the Written in My Own Heart's Bl...I am going to the Written in My Own Heart's Blood talk/book signing in July when Diana comes to Portland!! I confess that I am a super slow reader and I am only on Book 5 of the Outlander series, and I started 4+ years ago. I did have to read a few other book series and have a few babies while working my way through each book. There is no hope for me finishing the series before July.Brookenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-10216792735124286912014-03-26T11:22:18.144-05:002014-03-26T11:22:18.144-05:00Sharon Kay Penman has the end of the Richard books...Sharon Kay Penman has the end of the Richard books out (called King's Ransom) - it was pretty good. (Assuming you've read the first one Lionheart - she spilt them in two when it was getting too long)<br /><br />Also, have you tried Secret History of the Pink Carnation and its sequals/series by Lauren Willig?Sharanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-30513656319519279462014-03-26T10:30:41.214-05:002014-03-26T10:30:41.214-05:00Karen Marie Moning's Fever Series. 5 books tha...Karen Marie Moning's Fever Series. 5 books that will blow your mind. (and there is a follow-up series, too) No really. You must be getting to reading this series. Two words: Jericho Barrons. <br />It's all about the Fae world, so right up your paranormal alley. http://www.karenmoning.com/kmm/novels/fever-series.html<br />This author simple does not mess around. She has an incredibly enormous following, too. Because this series is just.that.good!<br /><br />Karen Marie Moning has a Highlander historical series, too. Some characters carry over into the Fever series, but the Highlanders would meet your need for something historical. http://www.karenmoning.com/kmm/novels/highlander-series.html<br />Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-62776200765489360972014-03-26T10:12:44.589-05:002014-03-26T10:12:44.589-05:00I agree with the previous poster about the Maze Ru...I agree with the previous poster about the Maze Runner series if you like YA dystopian (which I am also reading nonstop right now) and also the Testing Series by Joelle Charbonneau. The Testing is the first book and I just finished Independent Study, the second book. It's darker, and more violent kind of like the Hunger Games, but I enjoyed them. The third book just came out and is getting good reviews as an awesome ending (but my library wait is probably still a few more weeks). Happy reading!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-60907440418310750172014-03-26T09:31:28.054-05:002014-03-26T09:31:28.054-05:00I 100% agree with your review of the Divergent ser...I 100% agree with your review of the Divergent series. I only started the series because my kids were reading it, and I really had to struggle to finish the third book. It was just.so.bad.<br /><br />I took a carload of 12 year old girls to see the movie premiere last week. There were several divergences from the book (see what I did there?), but I think many of them were necessary to translate into a new media and to address some of the plot problems. The movie was ok, Four was a nice distraction--he's hot!<br /><br />If you like YA dystopian literature, my kids like the Maze Runner and Unwound series. Maze Runner was pretty good, but like Divergent, it started out better than it ended. I did not care for Unwound and did not read past the first book, although my oldest DD really likes that series.<br /><br />--LCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-17282239331934117982014-03-26T09:23:15.507-05:002014-03-26T09:23:15.507-05:00Have you tried Christine Feehan's Dark Carpath...Have you tried Christine Feehan's Dark Carpathian series? I can't remember if I recommended those to you last time or not. The first one is Dark Prince. They are paranormal vampire with a twist and really really good. I enjoyed them as much (if not more) than J.D. Ward's BDB series. I also really enjoyed Feehan's Drake Sisters series. It's about a family of 7 sisters who are all witches. Both series are heavy on the romance and heavy on the action. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04968250671087385396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-71765249319052084702014-03-26T08:44:16.877-05:002014-03-26T08:44:16.877-05:00Longtime reader, but I don't think I've ev...Longtime reader, but I don't think I've ever commented before! I have about the same taste in books as you. Have you read the Into The Wilderness series, by Sara Donati? Similar to Outlander (Claire even makes an appearance!). I love them. ElisabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com